I feel this is one of the most conceptual songs I've written. It flowed out much smoother, but like many of my other songs it came through experimenting and writing and putting different melodies over the same chords time and time again until it just clicked. Obviously referencing the mythical sirens and comparing that to a woman I was involved with, but infused with doubt and confusion about that whole situation.
lyrics
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And I sell my heart to thee
Like I’m praying to God, but instead I’m worshipping your body
Please tell me why I feel naked
Did I not have enough to contribute without breaking my head on the pavement?
You told me be patient
You promised healing
Didn’t consider the off-chance
That you might be leaving
This senseless arrangement made me feel safe
My fragile arms around your waist
The longer I heard it, the small I felt
Was it you, my sweet Siren?
And my mother sang so clear
If you open the door make sure you don’t let the bad feelings in.
And I faked out my rigid conscious
Understanding don’t mean much when you piling up the regrets
Making up lies in your sin, and I come crawling back to you
For patience
Come bring the healing
All of my comforts
All of my grieving
This senseless arrangement made me feel safe
My fragile arms around your waist
The longer I heard it, the smaller I felt
Was it you, my sweet Siren
Calling me?
credits
from Collections of Thought,
released August 27, 2017
Written by Logan Daniel Welliver
Engineered, Mixed and Produced by Hannah Horton
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